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Klein Forest High School
Address
11400 Misty Valley Houston, Texas 77066
Coordinates	29°57′57″N 95°30′00″W / 29.9658°N 95.4999°W / 29.9658; -95.4999
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Installing Leadership and Purpose in Every Voice
Established	September 4, 1979
School district	Klein ISD
Principal	Lance Alexander
Faculty	243.65 FTEs
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	3,453 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	14.17
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Green & Gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class 6A
Team name	Golden Eagles
Newspaper	The Pinnacle
Yearbook	Evergreen
Website	kleinforest.kleinisd.net

Klein Forest High School is a public senior high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near Houston. It is a part of the Klein Independent School District.

It was the second high school built in Klein ISD. Opening in the Fall of 1979, Klein Forest welcomes students from the southern side of the district, including the Champions area of F.M. 1960. Klein Forest celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2009. There are two intermediate campuses and eight elementary schools within its feeder pattern. In the spring of 2011, Klein Forest opened an NCAA-modeled athletic facility. Klein Forest serves grades 9-12. A portion of the Near Northwest district is served by the school.

History

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In 2017, areas of the Klein Forest zone between Cypress Creek and Farm to Market Road 1960 were rezoned to Klein High School.

2020 Firework incident

On January 16, 2020, a firework went off during one of the school's lunch periods. The student responsible for the incident was detained and later expelled. There were 4 students with minor injuries from sitting near the blasting area.

2022 Bomb Threat

On September 15, 2022, a student made a false threat to the school. This prompted the campus to be evacuated and classes to be cancelled for the day. The student responsible for the threat was detained and later expelled with charges of terroristic threat. Additional police presence remained the rest of the week and the following day classes resumed.

Academics

During the 2001-02 school year, Klein Forest High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.

For the 2021-22 school year, the school received a C grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 72 out of 100. The school received a C grade in two domains, Student Achievement (score of 70) and School Progress (score of 76), and a Not Rated grade in Closing the Gaps (score of 61). The school did not receive any of the seven possible distinction designations.

Feeder pattern

For the 2018-19 school year, students who attend these schools are within Klein Forest High School's attendance zone:

A small portion of Houston is within the school's attendance boundary.

Demographics

As of the 2022-23 school year, there were 2,497 students eligible for free lunch and 248 eligible for reduced-price lunch.

In 2022–23, the racial/ethnic distribution of students was:

• 66.4% Hispanic
• 21.7% Black
• 6.8% Asian
• 2.6% White
• 1.8% Two or More Races
• 0.6% American Indian/Alaskan
• 0.1% Pacific Islander

Sports

Klein Forest participates in football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, swimming/diving, golf, softball, track and field, cross-country, tennis, wrestling and soccer.

Notable alumni

• Derrick Brew — Gold medalist in the Men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
• Ron Edwards — NFL defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs.
• Charles Gaines — professional basketball player
• Steve Jackson — NFL player; played safety for the Tennessee Titans from 1991–99
• Darrion Nguyen — Science communicator
• Ben Pronsky, 1997 — stage and film actor
• Toure' Murry, 2008 — professional basketball player for the NBA's New York Knicks
• Mark Saccomanno — player for the minor league Round Rock Express baseball team; drafted by the Houston Astros in 2003

References

1. ^ "Klein Forest H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
2. "City of Houston City limits" (PDF). City of Houston. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2019-05-23. - The school is not in the city limits.
3. Home. Klein Forest High School. Retrieved on May 24, 2019. "11400 Misty Valley Drive Klein, TX 77066" (sometimes the postal address has been stated as "Houston, TX": see December 16, 1999 homepage and February 22, 2013 homepage)
4. "Demographics." Near Northwest. Retrieved on February 8, 2011.
5. Blanchard, Sarah (2015-12-15). "Rezoning plans continue for Klein ISD". Houston Chronicle. The Spring Observer. Retrieved 2017-04-18. - The fifth high school is Klein Cain
6. ^ "Klein Forest High School student charged after making alleged bomb threat that evacuated campus, police say". click2houston. 2022-09-15. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
7. Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
8. CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
9. Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
10. Overview: KLEIN FOREST H S. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
11. 2018-19 High School Feeder Schools: Klein Forest High School. Klein Independent School District. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
12. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2014-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
13. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2014-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
14. "Texans Watch", San Antonio Express-News, August 29, 2004. Accessed October 20, 2007. "Baylor University sprinter, formerly of Holmes High School, combines with two other former UIL state track meet champions - Jeremy Wariner (Arlington Lamar) and Derrick Brew (Houston Klein Forest) - winning gold medal for U.S. track team in 1,600-meter relay."
15. Ron Edwards, NFL Players Association. Accessed December 10, 2007.
16. "Steve Jackson". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
17. Meeks, Flori (June 4, 2013). "Motivation matters most to Klein Forest student". Chron. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
18. "Mark Saccomanno". Thebaseballcube.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2007-10-23.

External links

• Klein Forest High School
• Klein Forest High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index) hosted at Texas Educational Service Center 4

• High schools in Harris County, Texas
• Public high schools in Texas
• 1979 establishments in Texas
• Educational institutions established in 1979